Process of pressing garments.



0. c. HALE, JR!

PROCESS OF PRESSING'GARMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13. 1913- 'Paten ted Aug. 3, 1915.

' 50 which extends a standard DAVID C. Hahn, .13., or CINCINNATI, OHIO, assxcuon T HALE GARMENT aracnznnnr COMPANY, or cmcmna'rr, OHIO.

PROCESS 0F PRESSING GAEMELH'TS. I

Application filed Novemberlii,

specification of fietters Patent.

Hamilton and have invented certain new.

marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new process of pressing garments.

The object of the invention is to utilize the necessary element of steam-moisture in the process of pressing the garment in such I a manner that excessive moisture cannot take place in the garment but only sulficient moisture for the purpose-of the pressing operation. The garment, when the opera- ,tion of pressing is completed, is free from moisture or is dry.

he present processcontemplates subjecting the garment to what may be .termed flash steam, that is, the necessary quantity of 3 water is admitted to the heated head to gencrate steam therein in-sufiicient quantities to impart to the garment the necessary moisture only for the pressing operation. In other words, the steam is intermittently generated or flashed in the head and comes in contact with the garment while the latter is being subjected to the heat of the head in pressing said head in contact with the gar;

ment. This pressing heat is sufficient to removevall dampness the latter is taken from the machine.

The accompanying drawing illustrates a I head as before stated necessary heating unit which may be electripressing the water is discharged from the from the garment before garment pressing machine through. which my process may be carried out. It will be understood, however, that the machine may vary more or less andyet be suitable for carrying out the process to be described.

Referring first to the structural features of the machine, 1 designates the base from 2 terminating at its upper end in an overhanging arm 3 upon which the presser-head 4 is supported. The

presser head incloses heating units 11 which are supplied with electric current through Wires 12 \Vater is intermittently dis- Thebuck is mounted upon a bring said buck 5 water cylinder or tank 8 charged to the interior of the Patented Aug. 21%, till. 1913. Serial No. aoo'sae.

charged into'said presscr head through the pipe 13, and the said presser l'iead is in closed by a perforated pressure plate 14-.

5 designates the buck upon which the ment is placed to be pressed by the head table 6 which is movable horizontally to to an outward position to receive the gar ment and is thence movable inwardly to bring said buck below the presser-head 4i and in a position to be elevated against the presser-head by applying-fcot'pressure to the lever 7 which is suitably; connected to the verticallg movable platform '2" carrying the table. upported upon. the arm'3 is a that supplies a water to be dispresser-head l through the pipe 13. The said pump is operated to discharge the water as required to the head by means of a handle 10. The is supplied with the pump 9 with the necessar cal or any other source of heat generation.

The process consists in discharging water to a heated presser-head to instantly generate steam therein during the operations of garment. In carrying'out the is conveniently .moved out ward by the o erator and the garment is properly place thereon. The presser-head has a sufiicient temperature to .quiclcly n: erate steam on the interior thereof. ihe pump into presser-head in this condition, the said water being discharged intermittently through the operation of the pump. The buck having been moved to its coo eratire position with the resser-head is eevated; At this instant the water is admitted to the presser-head and the dash of steam occurs as the contact is made between the presses head and the garment. The heat applied to the garment is eta (tomparatively ry character. The quanti'y of the steam not being process the buck 'sufiicient to produce excessive moisture, the

heat of the presser-head' dries out the garment after the flashed steam is applie and serves the purpose of making the garment sufficiently ligip to receive the impression of the head freely to create an excessiveamount of steam. a

Having descrlbed my 1nvent1on, I claim. 1. A process of pressing garments, consistingm applymg flashes of steam generated m a presser head to said garment, and simultaneous therewith utilizing the heat of said presse'r head and applying pressure to said garment, substantially as specified.

- 2. A process. of. pressing garments, consisting applying moisture to the garment" in the form of flashed steam generatedin-a presser he d, and further in applying heat to said garment and pressure thereto, the moisture applied through the flashed steam being of a lower temperature than the heat whereby the heat relieves the garment .of the moisture applied thereto in the process of pressing said garment. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature,

in presence vof two witnesses.

DAVID 0. HALE, JR. I

Witnesses Q WM. H. SCHUCHHARD'T, 'LrrrLnFonn H NEMEYER. 

